SGS Forest High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Cinderford, Gloucestershire
SGS Forest High School is a secondary school in Cinderford, Gloucestershire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Causeway Road, Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 255 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils typically enjoy learning.”
- “Some teaching enables pupils to make progress through the curriculum.”
- “Staff are caring and know pupils well.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of teaching that they receive varies.”
- “Nevertheless, at other times, teaching is not adapted well enough to build on what pupils already know, or to tackle gaps in their understanding.”
- “As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 30 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2015 to 2026, as Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Five Acres High School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre 7.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Dean Academy 7.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Severn Vale School 8.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC 9.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holmleigh Park High School 9.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Crypt School 10.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published